Screen.



H. S. BAYLBS.

SCREEN.

APPL-loulou FILED 1320.2: w1 z.

l ,035,5 1 9 Patented Aug. 13,1915?.

4Laing" Island, in the ioounty of UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Be it kno *vn/that il, HARRY Simon Barnes, a itimn oA the United States, residing at Nassau and Stnteof New York, have invented foertain new wml v; ful mpmvements in Screens, of whf" yfdllo'wing is a specification, referer being had to the aormpanying drawings. l

This invention relaties to new and useful improvements in 'window stfx'eens and more particularly to 'en adjustable screen, and my object is to provide .a device of this eharactmwvidi im loved means tor'retaining the sections of t e screen together.

A. further object of the invention resides` in y{wovieling improved slides which :are seemed to upper and levier bars of the frames off the screen -seotions, which slides nre adopted 'tointerlock with one another, lfand a still further object resides in providing means to prevent the entrance of insects be- Menthe screening material of the one sec- 'tim ef .the device and the end bar of the 'opposite section thereof.

Astilli further object resides in providing a device which is extremely simple and dufacture;

rivble in oomstrution, inexpensive 'to manu vand `one'-iivhich is very etlicientfgnd useful in operation.

With t/hese and other objects in view, my invention consists in the .novel features' of oonstruction, oombination and .arrangement of pints a will be hereinater referred to and more particularly pointed out in the specificati@ and claims.

In the accompanying drawing forming a partot this application, Figure l isa perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the two sections of the screen. Fig.. 3 is e horizontal section therethrough, and, Fig. 4 is an enlarged see tion through the interiocking slides used on the respective sections of the screen.

In carrying out my invention, I shall refer to the drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which 1 and 2 indicate the rectangular frame sections o an adjustable being formed of the Wood bars or strips 3 covered with a metallic facing fi, and a screening material 5,.,'is held on the sections 1 and 2 between the andthe metallic covering 4 thereof. The Sections l and 2 are slidably secured to one linvrariilly bent portions ponti-on of the strip screen, said sections wood bars or strips 3` Patented Aug'. 13, 1912.

respectively, provided with the interlocking members 6 and 7, said interlocking member-s being Idisposed on the upperfand lower bars #of the inner opposed faces of said sections. The members 6 on the Asect-ion l which form 'one portion of the inteulook'ing members of the device, comprise strips which nre soldered, welded, riveted or otherwise secured to the section and have their side edges bent inwardly toward one another and soldered together at the point '8 along the longitudinal 'center of said strips, thereof are ilavedoutwardly beyon his point 8 to ferm the tongues 9, the ext-reine free ends of said tongue portions 9 being bent under the lower face thereof, zas shown at 10. As stated, the side ed es of -eaoh of the members 6 are bent inwardy toward one another and the portions forming the side edges of the strip after being so disposed, are bul'ged ,or raised the full lengt-h thereof to form ridges, as shown at 11, while 'the between the ridges 11 :and the point 8 at which saidl bent portions are soldered, are engaged with the base 6 and soldered or otherwisersermred thereto. The ridges 11 extend a slight vdistance beyond. the ends l0 of the fria-red portions 9, and between these two portions are inolosed channel-ways 12, it heilig understood that the lia-red portions 9 have somewhat of a spring tension.

`As stated, there are two of these members, one on the upper strip or bar of the frame l andpanother on the lower strip thereof, and engaged, with these members are the members 7 on the section 2, said latter members comprising strips which are soldered, welded, riveted or otherwise secured to the. upper and lower bars of that frame, the same having their side edges bent inwardly toward one another, as shown at 1-3, and engaged between the ridges 1l and the bent ends l0 on the flared portions 9 of the members (i. The ends 13 of the members being engaged in this manner between the portions 10 and 11, will securely retain the sections of the screen in sliding enga-gement with one another and th spring tension of the portions 9 will not only hold the sections ot' the screen in any adjusted position, but wilt permit of a ready movement of the sections with respect to one another. These interlocking members 6 and 7 extend for the greater portion et the length of the upper another by fbeimg.

and lower bars of the frame sections, and iin order to limit the movement of'said frame `sections so as t-,o prevent the total disengagement of said sections with one another, I provide the Qppositeend bars of the `sec tions with the vertical but laterally extending strips 14 and 15, respectively, said strips being formed from the metal covering ori facing 4 thereon." From this construction,y itwilllbe seen that when extended to thermaximum degree,othe strips 14 and 15 will Contact WithI one another to limit -the movement of the sections/while when disposed to the maximum degreein the oppositey direction, said strips will contactwith the metallic facing 4 on the end bars of the opposite .sections to prevent any further movement thereof. TheseV laterally extending strips 14 and 15 are' of such a width; as to contact with the lscreening material of the opposite section, and `thus, it willalso be seen that the saine will prevent'any possiblel eirance of Hiesorbther insects between the end bars 'of one section and the screening material of the other.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided an adjustable screen,y these'ctions of which are provided with interlock ing members on the upper and lower bars thereof,-which interlockingmenibers are of improved f orm, and it will still further be..

seen that these interlocking 'members are of such a character as to securely retain Jthe sections together and in'anyadjusted lposition with respect to one another, at the saine time permitting of a smooth andiready movement. Furthermore, it will be seen that I have provided means lto prevent .the entrance of insects in the space between the screening material of one section and the screening, material of the opposed section, which means comprises laterally extending strips on the metallic covering or facing of the end bars of the respective sections. It will. further be seen that my device is one of extremely simple and durable construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which is very efficient and useful in operation.

Having thus describedx my invention, what I claim is 7. 1. An adjustable screen, comprisinga pair of frame sect-ions, and interlocking members thereon, l,comprising strips on one of said siectionsftheside edges of which are bent .inwardly and thence outwardly to form 0f' frame sections,and interlocking., slidesl thereon, comprising strips on one ofsaitlv sections,- th side 4Aedges vof which are bent inwardly towardione another to meet at'the longitudinal centers of"saidl strips, the-ref maini'ng portions of said inwardly bent sidej edges beingr fiared outwardly V.from .one ani othei to form spring portions, andi'addsl". tionaly strips carried on` the opposed frameY sections, saidY latter strips having the sidel yedges thereof bent inwardly toward one an i other to engage the side edges o f the spring. portions. w 4 K 3. -An 'adjustable screen, comprisin frame;

sections l'and interlocking slides t ereoi,

comprising 'strips securedlto one of said seci :tions having the side edges :thereof bent' inwardly toward one another to .meetat the.' longitudinal centers of said strips, there#y nmaining portions ofsidi inwardly bent por- Y tions ,beyond the meeting point being flared` outwardly to form spring portions thereon,` the side edges of the vbase portions of'the strips after having been Vso beiit,fbei ng bulged totorm ridges, and additional strips secured to the v-opposed frame lsect.ionsaid 'latterstripshiving the side edges thereof.,

bent inwardly in binding engagementbe-fI tween the side edges o the spring portions 1 and the ridges of the opposed strip's.,y n 4. An adjustableA screen of t-he class, de-A scribed, comprising apair 'offrame Sectionsf. l

the bars of whieh'are covered withv'a meta facing, the opposite end bai'spf said frame sect-ions having the' metal" facing thereon* 'provided with oppositely disposed lateral. sti-ips, and interlocking slide members on said frame sections. Y 1 In testimony whereof I hereunto ailg my signature int'he presence of two witnesses. HARRY SIDNEYQBAYLES. Witnesses:

SIDNEY BAYLES, y H. O'r'ro CLAUssEN. 

